How to help
Advocate staff report
Registered nurses — The Baton Rouge General, which has campuses at 3600 Florida Blvd., and 8585 Picardy Ave., needs registered nurses due to the large influx of hurricane victims and evacuated patients. These are paid nursing assignments. Call (225) 381-6464 or visit www.brnurse.com or www.brgeneral.org.
Baton Rouge Area Foundation relief funds — The Hurricane Katrina Displaced Residents Fund will help residents and The Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Recovery Fund will focus on rebuilding infrastructure. Tax deductible donations are being accepted online at www.brac.org. Donations by check should be made out to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and mailed or delivered to 402 N. Fourth St., Baton Rouge, La., 70802.
Operation Blessing — To help those impacted by Hurricane Katrina, tax deductible contributions can be made to Operation Blessing’s Disaster Relief Fund by call 1 (800) 730-2537. This organization is a Salvation Army partner. Internet users can make a secure online credit card donation by visiting www.ob.org
American Red Cross — Volunteer packets are available at www.batonrouge.redcross.org. Volunteers unable to get through to busy phones lines can go to the office at 10201 Mayfair Drive, Baton Rouge, La., 70809. Donations also can be mailed to that address or made online at www.batonrouge.redcross.org.
To donate or find out information about volunteering, log onto www.salvationarmyUSA.org or call 1 (800) SAL-ARMY. To find out about loved ones, log onto www.satern.org.
Volunteer! Baton Rouge — For information on area organizations seeking volunteers for hurricane relief, call (225) 343-8270.